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Using your digital library

The following updates and improvements were made in the most recent LexisNexis digital library release:

We've added a full-text, multi-volume search for sets so you can find the volume you need before borrowing. The search option is available from the details page of any volume. Once you borrow a volume, you can use a computer to copy the search result text and jump to that passage in the eBook.

You can find additional information about a title on your LexisNexis digital library by going to its details page. To go to a title's details page, click or tap beneath the title, then select More info.

Or, select the title of the book to access its details page from search results.

On the details page, you'll have options to Borrow or Place a Hold on the title, read or listen to a sample, save the title to your list, share the title, and more.

Searching within a multi-volume set

Enter a term in the search box and set your search parameters.Note: Select Phrase to search for more than one word at a time (for example, "jury duty") or Keyword to search for each word individually ("jury" and "duty").

Each result includes relevant passages and the option to Borrow or Place a Hold on the volume. Once you check out a volume, you'll see options to it in your web browser or go to your Checkouts page to see more options. If you're using a computer, you'll also see a Copy option, which will allow you to jump to that passage in the eBook. Follow the steps below to learn how.

Finding a search result passage in an eBook

You'll need to use a desktop or laptop computer to complete these steps.

Note: Heavily formatted passages (like a table of contents) may not return results in the eBook with these steps. If you have trouble, try a manual search instead.

Click Copy next to the passage. Note: The Copy option is only available for passages in titles you currently have checked out.

Select Read Now next to the title.

The title will open in a new tab. From here, click . You may need to click the middle of the screen first to see this option.

Click the search bar, then press CTRL + V on your keyboard to paste the passage.

With OverDrive Read, you can borrow eBooks and read them right in your browser. You don't need to install an app or download files; all you need is a compatible web browser.

To start using OverDrive Read, borrow an eBook that's available in the OverDrive Read format from your LexisNexis digital library. Then, go to your Checkouts page (under your Account) and click or tap the Read button. The book will open in a new tab in your browser.

The basics

Click or tap the right or left edges of the eBook to turn pages.

Click or tap and hold a word to define it, add a note, or highlight text.

On larger screens, click or tap the bookmark icon to save a bookmark.

On smaller screens, tap the top-right corner of the screen to save a bookmark.

Click or tap a linked word or passage to go directly to that chapter or section.

Select (in the bottom-left corner) to return to your previous position in the eBook.

Select (in the top-left corner) to print the page.

On a larger screen, use the display buttons at the bottom of the screen to switch between a one-page and two-page display.

The menu

You'll find the menu icon in the top-left corner of the reader.

(On a mobile device, tap the middle of the screen to bring up the menu icon.)

In the menu, you'll find:

Overview: Read a summary of the eBook, as provided by the publisher.

Search: Look for a word or phrase in the eBook text.

Contents: Browse the eBook's contents and quickly jump to chapters or sections.

Bookmarks: View the bookmarks, notes, and highlights you've placed in the eBook. Select one to return to that part of the book.

History: View a list of places you've visited during your current reading session. You add entries to this menu by searching, scrolling, selecting a chapter, or opening a link.

Print

To print a page from OverDrive Read, click or tap the middle of the screen, then select the printer icon.

Note: Depending on the eBook, the current page(s), the current chapter, or several chapters may print. We recommend using your browser's print preview feature to ensure you only print the pages you need.

Search to find other places where the word or phrase appears in the book.

More about notes & highlights

After you click Highlight, you'll be able to choose between three highlight colors and, if you'd like, leave a note. If you don't want to change your highlight color or add a note, click or tap anywhere outside of the highlight options. Or, to cancel a highlight, select the X on your current highlight color.

You can find bookmarks, highlights, and notes in the Bookmarks section of the OverDrive Read menu. From there, you can select a saved bookmark, note, or highlight to open that section of the eBook, or select Print to print everything in the Bookmarks section.

With OverDrive Listen, you can borrow audiobooks and listen to them right in your browser. You don't need to install an app or download files; all you need is a compatible web browser.

To start using OverDrive Listen, borrow an audiobook from your LexisNexis digital library. Then, go to your Checkouts page (under your Account) and click or tap the Listen button. The audiobook will open in a new tab in your browser.

The basics

Click or tap the Play/Pause button to start or stop the player.

Swipe left to right on the book jacket to rewind. Swipe right to left on the book jacket to jump ahead. The farther you swipe, the further you jump.Note: This feature is only available in Safari and Chrome.

Click or tap on the book jacket to show the skip and play buttons and hide the timeline.

Use to add bookmarks, highlights, and notes to an audiobook.

Click or tap the button to switch between common playback speeds. Drag down on the button to select a more precise speed.

Click or tap the button to set a five-minute sleep timer (by default). Drag down on the button to select a longer sleep timer and make it your default.

Use the seek bar to move backward or forward in the audiobook. You'll also see chapter breaks, bookmarks, and highlights on the timeline.

The menu

You'll find the menu icon at the top of the audiobook player.

In the menu, you'll find:

Overview: Read a summary of the audiobook, as provided by the publisher.

Chapters: Browse the audiobook's table of contents and quickly jump to chapters or parts.

Bookmarks: View the bookmarks, highlights, and notes you've placed in the audiobook. Click one to return to that part of the audiobook.

History: View a list of places you've visited during your current listening session. You add entries to this menu by searching, scrolling, or selecting a chapter.

If a title is unavailable, you can place a hold on it and receive an email when it's available for you. If you need a title as soon as possible, you can make an urgent request, which, if approved, places you at the front of the wait list for that title.

Unavailable titles have grayed-out format icons in the top-right corner of the cover.

Use the instructions below to place a hold, submit an urgent request, or borrow an available hold.

Placing a hold

Select Place a Hold underneath a title.Or, click or tap beneath the title, then select More info to open its details page. From there, select Place a Hold.

Enter your email address, then select Place a Hold. If you want the title to be automatically borrowed for you as soon as it's available, make sure that "Automatically borrow this title when it becomes available" is selected.

Submitting an urgent request

Note: Urgent requests are granted at your library administrator's discretion, and some requests may not be approved.

On a new hold

If you need access to a title as soon as possible, place a hold like normal. Then, on the hold's confirmation page, select the Urgent request button that appears and send the email that opens. If your request is approved by your library administrator, you will be placed at the front of the wait list for the title.

On an existing hold

If you urgently need a title you've already placed on hold, follow the steps below to submit an urgent request.

Go to your Holds page (under your Account).

Select Edit email address from the Options drop-down menu for the title.

On the update confirmation page, select Urgent request and send the email that opens to complete your request.

If your request is approved by your library administrator, you'll be moved to the front of the wait list for that title.

Retrieving holds

When the title you placed on hold is available, you will receive an email letting you know that it has been automatically borrowed for you and that you can find it on your Checkouts page.

If the title isn't borrowed for you automatically, follow the steps below to borrow it:

Follow the link in the hold notification email, which will take you to your Holds page in your LexisNexis digital library.

Select Borrow to check out the title.

Note: If you've already borrowed the maximum number of titles from your LexisNexis digital library, you will be unable to retrieve your hold (even if you've enabled automatic borrowing) until you return a title or a title expires from your Checkouts page.

To see notes and highlights you've left in OverDrive Read eBooks, go to your History & notes page (under your Account). From there, select the Notes & highlights link next to the title. To see your notes and highlights from a prior release of an eBook, select Prior Releases, then Notes & highlights next to the release date.

Note: Only notes and highlights you make in OverDrive Read will be available on Notes & highlights pages.

On the Notes & highlights page, you'll see any passages you highlighted in that title, any notes you wrote, and the colors of the highlights.

Note: You might not see the entirety of a highlighted passage or note, depending on its length. To see the full passage, you'll need to open the book in your browser.

You can filter your notes and highlights to see a certain highlight color or only highlights with notes. You can also use the Filter to find a word or phrase within your notes or highlighted passages.

Use the Print option near the top of the page to print your entire Notes & highlights page. Or, to access your notes and highlights when you aren’t at this site, select the Export option near the top of the Notes & highlights page.

When titles expire, they are automatically returned to your LexisNexis digital library. If you'd like to return a title early to make space in your account, use the sections below to learn how.

If you haven't downloaded the title:

If you haven't downloaded the title (via the OverDrive app, Adobe Digital Editions, or Kindle), you can return it from your LexisNexis digital library. Just select the Return Title button below the title on your Checkouts page (located under your Account).

If you have already downloaded the title:

After downloading a title (through the OverDrive app, Adobe Digital Editions, or Kindle), the Return Title button disappears from your Checkouts page.

Most titles can be returned from the app you used to download them. Here are specific steps for:

The first time you select “Send to NOOK,” you will be taken to a Barnes & Noble page to sign into (or create) your NOOK account. You should only have to sign into your NOOK account once to link it to your library account. After this one-time step, periodicals will be automatically sent to your NOOK account when you select "Send to NOOK."

You can read periodicals on any NOOK tablet or in the free NOOK reading app for iOS, Android or Windows 8.